The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-29


morse Of convlence and much un-
happiness which could have been so
easily avoided, AS self preserva-
ton is the first low Of nature. so
ought self duty be the first in q
pupils catalogue Of duties, and 9
pupils first and most important self
duty Is close application to study
and thus improva every precious
moment while time and opportunity
are Notwithstanding that it
| takes a long time and hard work to
complete and polish even a literary
education, which Can he done only
while young and at school.
Compensation for value received.
or the payment OF obligations. is
universal duty of mankind but the
greatest unavoidable obligation un-
der which any person wss ever pIac>
ed, IS that of child to parent-indeed
this is an obligation never reQuitei,
and hence its payment should begin
in early youth and last TO the end Of
life. 1t is therefore q pupils duty,
while away from home. at sch00! to
ever remember Who it is SO Enxious
aboIt his future welfare as 10 make
the sacrifice financially and various
other ways to afford him the only
opportunity to prepare for manhood
and the difficult duties of future life,
and therefore closely apply and de-
port himself in SuCh way as to
gladden. the heart rather than dis.
appoint the expectations and blight
the hopes of faithful and dutirul
parents and thus be a pride Of the
heart, and pleasure of the life of
those vino only can feel paid by such
i reQuital, which is really more re-
munerative to the pupil than to the
parent. To be strictly truthful is
aretber important duty which every
Pupil owes himself, and also his
parents. He owes this duty to him
self because truthfulnesS is essential
to permanent 8ucress in almost every
thing, and nothing more commend-
able and more sure and deserving of
succesa, and ample fewati. Hc
owes this duty to his parent because
veraclty shows good raising and
moral training, for which parents
are always held. to some extent, res
ponsibla, and habitual untruthfuI-
ness is a reflection on the character
of those whom we want to honor,
and also lowers the guilty party IN
the estimatjon of all good and wise
people;
Another and the last duty / shall
mention il that Of puri TO teacher.
We must learn TO obey, before we
can ever command, is an Old adage
long ago substantiated and Cno
which ought to be fully realized by
every pIpil before entering school.
Cheerful obedience and respect,
confidence in and love fOr teacher
are duties that cannCt ne ignored
without considerable damage in some
way, because ttey are essential to
the good discipline and Rnal Success
Of any school. How in considtrate
and foolish then in any pupil to he
disobedent and dIsrcspectful under
any circumstances, because cf its
apparent maniiness. BETTER never
start, or quit if, started to school,
than TO allow such an unworthy ex-
ample to be cultivated in early youth
to lie sefinus dttritttut Uf caeraeter
and Standing as stud"nt.
Now in closing this my last article
[ simply IIude to the noble and res
ponsible calling ola dutiful school
teacher, so often not realized as 1t
should be. There is, or at least
ought TO be, but one other influence
more Powerful than that OF faiths
fol school teacher. 1t is that of the
M0thcr,
It is in the school Of material
tenderness that the kind affections
must be frs ar6nscd and made
habituaI, the early sentiment of p:tty
awakened ana rightly directed, The
,cnse of duty and moral responsible
ity unfolded and and enlightened.
But next in rank and in efficacy
to that pure and h"l source Of NOR
al influence is that u the school
teacher, A school teacher should
bc well informed without pedantrY,
religious without bigotry, proud and
fond Of bis profession, humbly wise
and obscu:ely useful, when poverty
cannot dcpress. nor neglect degrade.
But to have such men as the wants,
and the DIGNITY Of the country de-
mand, their lahors must be ftly re-
muntratcd, and themselves and their
calling cherished and supported, be-
cause the sclool teachers occupation